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Sunan an-Nasai 4834 — Each Soul Bears Its Own Deed
Can Anyone Be Blamed For The sin Of Another?
Hadith About Each Person Bearing Their Own Sin
Sunan an-Nasai : 4834
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4834
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ انْتَهَى قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي ثَعْلَبَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلاَءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا فُلاَنًا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَجْنِي نَفْسٌ عَلَى أُخْرَى " .
Tha'labah bin Zahdam Narrated from:
Some people from Banu Tha'labah came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was delivering a speech and a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, these are Banu Tha'labah bin Yarbu' who killed so and so' - one of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'No soul is affected by the sin of another.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4834In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 129English translation : Vol. 1, Book 9, Hadith 4838
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4834
This narration gives the same main teaching in a clear setting. Some people from Banu Tha'labah came to the Prophet while he was giving a speech. A man said that these were Banu Tha'labah bin Yarbu, who had killed a man from the Companions of the Prophet. The Prophet replied: no soul is affected by the sin of another. The core topic is personal accountability in Islam. This hadith about no one bearing another's sin tells us not to transfer guilt to people who are not named as the doers in the act. The Prophet's answer keeps blame tied to the correct soul.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person is not made guilty for another person's sin.
- The Prophet rejected transferring blame to others.
- The hadith teaches fairness when people speak about past wrongdoing.
